Howthatknghtslewhsloveandaknghtlyngbyher，andafter，howheslewhmselfwthhsownsword，andhowBalnrodetowardacastlewherehelosthslfe。
ANDwhenGarnshbeheldhersolyng，forpuresorrowhsmouthandnoseburstouta-bleedng，andwthhsswordhesmoteoffboththerheads，andthenhemadesorrowoutofmeasure，andsad，OBaln，muchsorrowhastthoubroughtuntome，forhadstthounotshewedmethatsghtshouldhavepassedmysorrow。
Forsooth，sadBaln，ddttothsntentthattshouldbetterthycourage，andthatyemghtseeandknowherfalsehood，andtocauseyoutoleaveloveofsuchalady；Godknowethddnoneotherbutaswouldyeddtome。Alas，sadGarnsh，nowsmysorrowdoublethatmaynotendure，nowhaveslanthatmostlovednallmylfe；andtherewthsuddenlyherovehmselfonhsownsworduntothehlts。WhenBalnsawthat，hedressedhmthenceward，lestfolkwouldsayhehadslanthem；
andsoherodeforth，andwthnthreedayshecamebyacross，andthereonwerelettersofgoldwrtten，thatsad，tsnotfornoknghtalonetordetowardthscastle。Thensawheanoldhoargentlemancomngtowardhm，thatsad，BalnleSavage，thoupassestthyboundstocomethsway，thereforeturnaganandtwllavalthee。Andhevanshedawayanon；andsoheheardanhornblowasthadbeenthedeathofabeast。Thatblast，sadBaln，sblownforme，foramtheprzeandyetamnotdead。Anonwthalhesawanhundredladesandmanyknghts，thatwelcomedhmwthfarsemblant，andmadehmpassnggoodcheeruntohssght，andledhmntothecastle，andtherewasdancngandmnstrelsyandallmannerofjoy。Thenthechefladyofthecastlesad，KnghtwththeTwoSwords，yemusthaveadoandjoustwthaknghtherebythatkeepethansland，fortheremaynomanpassthswaybuthemustjoustorhepass。Thatsanunhappycustom，sadBaln，thataknghtmaynotpassthswaybutfhejoust。Yeshallnothaveadobutwthoneknght，sadthelady。
Well，sadBaln，snceshalltheretoamready，buttravellngmenareoftwearyandtherhorsestoo，butthoughmyhorsebewearymyheartsnotweary，wouldbefantheremydeathshouldbe。Sr，sadaknghttoBaln，methnkethyoursheldsnotgood，wlllendyouabgger。Thereofprayyou。Andsohetookthesheldthatwasunknownandlefthsown，andsorodeuntothesland，andputhmandhshorsenagreatboat；andwhenhecameontheothersdehemetwthadamosel，andshesad，OknghtBaln，whyhaveyeleftyourownsheld？alasyehaveputyourselfngreatdanger，forbyyoursheldyeshouldhavebeenknown；tsgreatptyofyouaseverwasofknght，forofthyprowessandhardnessthouhastnofellowlvng。Merepenteth，sadBaln，thatevercamewthnthscountry，butmaynotturnnowaganforshame，andwhatadventureshallfalltome，betlfeordeath，wlltaketheadventurethatshallcometome。Andthenhelookedonhsarmour，andunderstoodhewaswellarmed，andtherewthblessedhmandmounteduponhshorse。